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Please explain differences between AFM and FCOM

manuals?
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What are the key differences between AFM and FCOM and where they will be used?

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asked Feb 18 at 13:34

Jono
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3 Answers

The simple answer is that the AFM is a certification document whose content
(procedures, limitations, and performance data) is fundamental to the airplane's
3 certification requirements and is approved (both original and all revisions) by the
regulating authority that certified the aircraft. You could say that the AFM is part of the
airplane's type certificate.

The FCOM/AOM/Operating Data manual is just a company publication. Its content is not
approved. It takes AFM procedures and expands them into a kind of company-
recommended procedural framework, provides descriptive information, and provides non-
certification related performance data used for planning, like cruise data, optimal profiles
etc.

edited Feb 19 at 5:23 answered Feb 18 at 19:47

Pondlife John K
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AFM = Aircraft Flight Manual

FCOM = Flight Crew Operating Manual

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The AFM contains data about the plane like performance, procedures, limitations and
sometimes data about weight and balance. The AFM is made by the manufacturer and it
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